Coraline was kinda insane

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Fun fact: the book almost wasn't published. His editor said it was going to traumatize kids, so he asked her to read it to her daughter and see if it was too scary. The girl said she was enjoying it every night, and they got through the whole book and she said it wasn't scary so the book was published. Many years later, Neil got to talk to her about the book and she said she was absolutely terrified the whole time but wanted to know what was next, so she lied because she was worried that they'd stop reading the book if she said it was terrifying. The book got published because a kid lied about how scary it was.

It’s quite telling how Wyborn is supposed to be a goofy name when this released, but in 2022 I can imagine a lot of parents naming their child that

The story shows how abusers, manipulators , and predatory people operate in a very impactful way.

After watching the movie quite a few times, I think the message is more about perspective. Coraline sees her life as dull and gray because she’s in an unfamiliar place with neglectful parents. But it is clear a lot has happened to wear them down. Moving, trying to get work done, and even a car accident. It took me forever to realize her mom’s turtle neck was actually a neck brace. And with the state of their fridge, it’s clear they’re really tight on money too. That’s another reason why they were so laser focused on the catalogue. Coraline didn’t really see any of this though. She just saw her parents ignoring her. She was looking at the surface. Just like she did with the Other World. But once she looked closer, she realized it was all fake and twisted. So when she comes back to her real life, she sees what’s beneath the surface. Things are pretty good. Or at least they can be if she approaches everything more positively. Which is what she does. She is friendly to her neighbors and helping her parents with a smile. And the garden they are planting is the same one shaped like her face only not as bright and extravagant. It shows that everything she loved in the fake world could be achieved if she helps to make it happen. If she chooses to see all the good in her life, it can be just as fulfilling and magical as the Other World. Only this time, it’s real.

I think the most terrifying scene is when coraline is finally getting back to her regular house, and she is desperately trying to crawl through the bouncing tunnel, and the other mother is banging on the little door behind her, each time she does getting closer and closer, literally warping the fabric of space to get closer to coraline every time she bangs on that little door

"All Coraline had to do to solve all of her problems was to wait three days" I think THAT'S the point.

i read the book when i was 8 or 9. didn’t really understand it, but it was still pretty scary. reading it back, movie coraline had it EASY. book coraline didn’t have wybie, she was basically facing the other mother alone with nothing but her wits, a semi-helpful cat, and a little rock with a hole in it

Fun fact: My sister went to collage where Coralline took place once her and her boyfriend drove by a big pink apartment complex and they both said ‘isn’t that where coralline lives?’ So yes, the Pink Palace actually does exist but no one lives there (it was based off the apartment complex) but it isn’t called The Pink Palace. It’s a very cool town loved visiting her there! Oh right…the cult there…if you go downtown and see people wearing all white RUN .

Coraline advocates stranger danger mindset in kids better than any PSA.

To be fair to Coraline’s parents it’s strongly implied that they usually are fun, loving parents it’s just that their lives are currently going through a rough patch that they need to sort out

I legitimately loved this movie as a kid. I loved the scary and macabre my entire childhood. My mother's always said they should have named me Wednesday. My church hosted a trunk n' treat for Halloween one year and I volunteered to help at one of the games stalls. They asked us not to dress TOO scary since we'd have a lot of very youngins, so I dressed as Coraline, so only children who enjoyed scary things would really get it. I remember hearing this tiny child's voice behind me go.. "Coraline?" And she asked to take a photo with me. Couldn't have been more than 10. It's a fantastic movie. And book. It may not be good for every kid, but I feel like we should be less reserved about showing children non-gory non-sexy things. I wanted to watch a lot of thrillers that just weren't feasible for my parents to show a 10-year-old.

I can't believe he didn't show/talk about Bobinski when he just kind of turns to sand and is controlled by mice. That was one of the scariest parts of the movie for me when I first watched it.

Other Father apologizing over and over for hurting Coraline before letting her take the eye will always fuck me up, I tear up a bit every time because the implications that he has no free will, knows he is doing bad, doesn't want to, but has no control over it is chilling. It's honestly such a short scene but it's super impactful and it's stuck with me since I was a kid.

Coraline's parents are actually very realistic and not even bad parents. They are super busy and once they meet their deadline, they are more available. This is told through Coraline's perspective, but her parents really do love her and care. I agree with a few other comments, it's a stressful time. Wybie was a character made just for the movie as Coraline in the book is basically alone and that's surprisingly much scarier, so they did try to tone it down a bit..but Neil Gaiman really did write quite a terrifying story

I watched this in the cinema when I was like 8 and when it ended I remember not being able to unclench my jaw or my hands that were clawed to the couch out of sheer terror. I had watched horror movies before, but none of them messed with the most sacred thing to a child: your parents and the safety they give you.

As a child i never thought Coraline was particularly disturbing (although as an adult i easily notice the most horrible thing about the story is bad parenting) its just that modern kids shows and animated films are incredibly tame and inoffensive to the point of feeling dull, so of course the newer generation would find stuff like this or Courage the Cowardly Dog "too strong".

Something most people miss, we never hear the Beldam/Other Mother's real voice. Even when it drops the shape of Coraline's mother it continues to talk in her voice. Imagine as a kid this "imaginary world" version of your mother with button eyes turning into this Slender-mom spider-fae-demon thing but your mother's voice continues to come out of it.

The reason there aren’t more stop motion films is because they take literally years to make. Every second of the movie has to be reset 24 times. Stop motions animators are icons. They put their blood sweat and tears into those movies.

3:18 as an only child, this is my life sometimes. Trying to talk to my parents, but they're just looking at they're computers saying stuff like "mhm" "yea" "thats nice" "great" and they wonder why i always watch my phone instead off talking to them or play with my friends. Well if they paid attention they would know i only have 3 friends, 2 who live far away, and 1 who is nearly always busy